Science and Technology Names
- Seven
Origin:
Numerical word nameDescription:
Seinfeld's George threatened to name his future child Seven, and then singer Erykah Badu actually did it.
- Armstrong
Origin:
English and Scottish surnameMeaning:
"strong arms"Description:
Last name occasionally used as a first, can be seen as a Lance Armstrong athlete-hero name.
- Meridian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"midday / pinnacle"Description:
In geography, a meridian is a line drawn around the curve of the Earth between the North and South Poles. The term comes from Latin meridianus, meaning "pertaining to midday", and the association with midday has led to the word gaining an added figurative meaning of "pinnacle; culmination".
- Nebula
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"mist"Description:
Could be the next Nova, now that celestial baby names are in the ascendent.
- Pewter
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"tin alloy"
- Shingo
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"genuine; careful"Description:
Common Japanese name most notably connected to Shigeo Shingō, Japanese industrial engineer and expert on the Toyota Production System.
- Sagan
- Eleven
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
If Erykah Badu can name her son Seven, why can't you name your daughter (or son) this? Eleven has recently gotten a lot of attention via the character on the TV show Stranger Things.
- Beta
Origin:
Greek, second letter of the Greek alphabetDescription:
If you can't have an Alpha male, how about a Beta girl.
- Gravity
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Spacey.
- Exa
Origin:
Spelling variation of Achsah, HebrewMeaning:
"adorned"Description:
In the 21st century, Exa is best known as the given name of Grimes and Elon Musk's daughter Y, a sibling for X Æ A-XII. The celebrity parents were inspired by the supercomputer terms exaFLOPS, which is the "ability for a supercomputer to perform 1 quintillion floating-point operations per second."
- Umbra
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"shadow"
- Guifré
Origin:
Catalan form of WilfredMeaning:
"desires peace"Description:
You'd be forgiven for thinking this is the Catalan form of Geoffrey, but it actually comes from a slightly different Germanic name — also with a peaceful meaning. It's a historical choice, belonging to several medieval counts. In modern times, Guifré Vidal is a leading quantum physicist.
- Cori
- Ion
Origin:
Romanian and Basque variation of JohnDescription:
A cross between Ian and a group of atomic particles.
- Omega
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"last"Description:
Omega is an unusual name used now equally for boys and girls, though the a ending is conventionally feminine. More popular boys' names, like Omega, end in the a sound these days: Joshua, Noah, Micah.
- Ultima
Origin:
Latin, ItalianMeaning:
"last"Description:
An uncommon Latin and Italian name which would make a fitting choice for a final baby – but be aware that many would associate it with the cosmetics brand or the Ultimo brand of lingerie.
- Horizon
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
A name with vision.
- Mendel
Origin:
Yiddish variation of MenachemDescription:
Mendel is an Old World Jewish name that is also the surname of the founder of genetics.
- Delta
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"letter or island"Description:
Delta is an unusual vintage name for girls or an futuristic modern option for boys. Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet and also the geographical name given to an island formed at the mouth of a river.